South Africa Releases Its Largest Renewable Energy Tender of 3,740 MW Capacity Updated On Fri, Apr 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a first such tender for the country on African continent, South Africa has issued its first large-scale tender aimed at procuring renewable energy. With a capacity of 3,740 MW, this is the continent’s biggest program on renewable energy. This is the release of the first phase of the RFP (Request for Proposal). The tender […] Read more
Ameresco & Sunel Group Bid in Unison for 1.5 GW Solar & BESS Projects in UK, Europe Updated On Wed, Apr 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy US-based renewable energy firm Ameresco and the Sunel Group, an EPC contractor and developer for solar projects, have joined forces to bid for 1.5 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. These projects are located in the UK and Europe across Greece, Italy, Spain, Romania. The said projects are presently […] Read more
Octopus Energy Eyes 20-GW Renewable By Decade End As It Opens 7 New Wind Farms Updated On Sun, Apr 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The UK based renewable energy player Octopus Energy has set a new target of 20GW that it wants to achieve by 2030 as it announced to have opened seven new onshore wind farms across Europe since 2022 in various countries. Octopus Energy manages £6 billion of renewable assets and energy translation projects globally. The seven […] Read more
Europe Slips Up, Again, On Meeting Climate Goals Updated On Thu, Apr 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Two contrasting reports have dominated the renewable energy landscape of Europe this week: One, the European Union policymakers have agreed to double the renewable use by 2030 through massive RE installations. Two, a WindEurope report finds that Europe has invested lowest in offshore wind since 2009 in 2022, a mere EUR 17 billion in new […] Read more
Will Europe’s Mega Solar Manufacturing Plans Deliver On Promise? Updated On Tue, Apr 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a recent move that is helping Europe’s solar manufacturing industry gather momentum in an unprecedented way, the European Commission has announced state finance for clean tech manufacturing. This is to be achieved by way of the Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP) for European Union. The GDIP will speed up projects by easing up the […] Read more
Mercedes to Invest on Large Scale in Electric Vehicle Plants Updated On Mon, Mar 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy German automotive giant Mercedes has said that it is setting sights on investing billions of dollars towards the modernisation of its electric vehicle plants in China, Germany and Hungary. In order to cut emissions, the automaker will be shifting to electric vehicles. The European Union will be looking to cut down CO2 emissions per passenger […] Read more
Plug Power to Design 100 MW Electrolyzer Technology for Uniper Updated On Thu, Mar 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy Germany’s power producer, Uniper has selected Plug Power, a provider of hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, to design electrolyzer technology for its Maasvlakte site at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. As per the deal, Uniper will commission 100 MW of Plug electrolysis capacity to produce green hydrogen by 2026. Towards […] Read more
Finland, Luxembourg Commit For EU’s Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism Updated On Tue, Feb 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The implementation of the EU renewable energy financing mechanism has taken an important step forward as binding commitments have come from Finland and Luxembourg who will now take part in a cross-border tender for renewable energy. The announcement by the two countries follows an invitation by the Commission to all EU countries last year to […] Read more
Canadian Solar Renews EUR 100 Million Note Program Updated On Tue, Feb 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that Canadian Solar EMEA Capital Markets, its wholly-owned subsidiary in Spain, has registered its EUR 100 million medium term note program in the MARF (a Spanish multilateral trading facility). Canadian Solar said that any payment under the notes issued under the note program will be guaranteed by the company. The […] Read more